The National tribune., 1887-03-24
SONS OF VETERANS.
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SONs or FETEgAN-. u. =. \,
No. Is WoOD ST. FusTORIA o., March /, 1857.
General Order, 40 u.
/. Since the issue Of General Order, No. L. in
November last, the machinery Of the Order has
80 smoothly. every officer aud brother doing his
work quietly and we'll that the Cummauder-iu-
Chief has thought Il best not to speak above whis-
per, Tor fear something might fly the track Then,
too that solemn messenger. death. came to us in
an hour We thought not Of, and has taken from
our beloved, brave, patriotic comrade, Gen. John
4. Logan. or such an one euogies are useless.
His name i enEraven on all our hearts and
rounding it ~ with halo the words - the sol
dier' friend" lie was always true to himself TO
his comrades to his country. and 10 his God. No
name i dcarcr tothc comrades and their sons than
that of Logan.
H. IL becomes our painful duty to announce to
the Order the death OF Brother Charles l.. Mooney
of Spring field H., who passed away after a short
illness on the 2S;h Of January. Brother Mooney
was one Of the brightest lights of Order loved
aud respected by all who knew him. lie was a
young man Of great promise. not only in his pro-
ie>sion. but -in our Order. We will ever cherish
his memory In our hearts.
Ill. Your Commander in Chief desires TO call the
especial attention OF the whole organization To the
. necessity of educating our members and all those
we come IN contact with IN the virtue Of Loyalty,
not only TO country and our grand old lag but TO
those who gave life aud limb to preserve them
from being torn asJuder 10y the hands OF traitors.
This education must be pushed ia all parts OF our
country, TO prevent the repetition or necessity of
placing man at thc head of the Nation who does
not know what loyalty Is that the soldier earned
more than the paitry SIS per month which he re-
. Cglvc1 at the time. 10 Is duty to bc loyal to
our iatiicr- ana the cause Tor which they fought
~. The Order Of sons OF Veterans 4. =. \, has
"a firm friend, one in whom not only we. but our
country, can with safety confle-in the Com
mander in Chicf Of the GA r.. Gen. Lucius Fair
child He has recognized our Order "a no other
has ever done, by appointing your COmmauderiu-
Chief upon his stHn. know our Order will appre-
cate TINS AMI IA your behalf have thanked him for
7 this recognition.
V For the information OF the brothers formerly
OF the Enrp faction II - hereby announced that all
the supplies formerly owned and used by that body
have been destroyed with the exception Of the let
ter press aud seal, which have been turned over by
Gen. Wagner To- these Headquarters. All the
Camps in Maryland formerly belonging To the carp
faction have been mustered into our Order.
VI. Gen. H. ". Arnold, Past Commander-in-
Chief ~ our Order, i Ia Denver, Colo, very poor
health. and we sure he has the heartfelt sym
pathy Of every brother OF our Order Let Us ex-
press our sympathy IA a substantial manner by
sending him kind word from each Camp in the
United States, accompanied by remittance, which
viii help To make him comfortable while he j.
able 60 earn the necessities Of life All remittances
may he sent Ia these Headquarters and the Com
mandcr-in- Chief will take pleasure in forwarding
them 10 Gen. Arnold, at No. 1913 Lawrence street
Denver, Colo. Weshali hope FOX liberal response
70 this section.
VII The following additional Aids-de-Camp
have been appointed on the staff Of the Command
erin Chief w. w. Armstrong, of Madison. Wis;
w L. CrcssingcF, OF Eau Claire, Wis; G.. l.. Good
ale, OF Lenox. iowa; ". G. Matthews of OdebOlt
Iowa; johnson Brigham. Of Cedar Rapids. Iowa;
Charles ii. Jennings OF Denver, Colo; j. /. NOr-
den, OF Peoria, Ill
VIII. The names of Charles f. Rabb and VIM.
IL. JAG&SNU, appointed on the StNtt oil tile tOn-
mandeT-in- Chief ia last General Order, should have
been Charles &. Babb and William II. Jaekman.
TX. Hereafter blank mastering Officers reports
Will dc placed III each Camp package. there
be no excuse for the Mastering Ollicer falling TO
make report to these Headquarters as soon Is he
has mustered Camp.
y. Colonies of Divisions will specify in their
QUESTIONS by what express company they wish
their supplies forwarded, and all acquisitions must
be made ON blank form l.
XIII. We have a few more Springfield breech-
loading rifles - cIlIbCr, with good accouterments,
for - - each. Any number will be shipped direct
from Acw York on receipt at these Headquarters
Of New York dEaft. DO no; send check money
order, do not make q cent on these rifles, and
CanEOt pay exchange.
XIV The attention of Installing Officers is called
TO the necessity of sending copy Of their reports,
giving the names OF newly installed officers Of
Camps, To these Headquarters. that the Adjutant-
General may be enabled 10 keep his roster complete
The sending Ia Of this report must not be neglected
Nv. Inspection blanks will be ready To send to
Coonels OF Divisions in n few days, and they must
make requi~iiion the QuartCrnaster- General for
the number of each kind division and Camp that
they will require. BE prompt in this and let
have q thorough inspection In every Camp.
ANl. The following resolution was passed ~ the
annual Encampment. in Buffalo, last August.
Captains OF Camps viii report to the Colonel Of
their Division any violation Of this law:
RcsOirod That any brother of the Sons Of Vet
Grams u. ;. A.. using the name OF the Order as
sign for n place such "A saloon, sample room,
bilard-ToOm. or for any business where iutoxcat-
ing liquors sold shall be expelled from the
OT4ers ana any person eligible 10 become n MEM
Der OF this Order shall forfeit his rights Of member
ship by committing the foregoing olfense
By order Of WALTER 5. PAYNE, COmmander-in-
/ Chief
II. G. CARLISLE, Adjutant General.
IOWA.
j. J.. Geddes Camp No. IS, Ames, has adopted
resolutions Of regret on the death Of Gen. j..
| l.. Gcdde5.
| KANSAS.
Il. Dedrick, Pittsburg: Camp was organ
lied at this place on the 2i inst with 10 charter
members aud the following officers: Captain,
| Bert. Dedrick; First Lieut.. A. G. Maxwell /;
/ Second Lieut., Jnc. B. Wilson; Chap, l.. l..
Long; o. S, Frank WiesbrOd Q. NJ. s., Nor
man Baxter; C. $, James Sellers; S. of c.,
| Chas. Watson; Camp g.. VIM. McNally; L. c.,
/ Oscar Whyblrk; Principal Musician, Jos. Why
| bark.
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